semislug

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noun

A land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial.

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Meanings

nounsemislug (plural semislugs)

plural semislugs

  1. A land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial.

    This assumption is corroborated by the fact that the proportion of semislugs in the present fauna is low as compared with the proportions of snails and slugs.

    1999, Russian Journal of Zoology, volume 3, page 408

Origin

From semi- + slug.

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APA

semislug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semislug

MLA

“semislug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semislug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semislug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semislug.

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